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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 6 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 2

Game played on Sunday, July 11, 1943 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Birmingham Black Barons             0 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 0   -   2  7  4
Kansas City Monarchs                0 1 0  0 2 2  0 1 x   -   6 12  0

BATTING

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Felix McLaurin cf                     4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Tommy Sampson 2b                      4   1   3    0     0         5   4
Clyde Spearman rf                     2   0   0    0     0         3   0
Lester Lockett lf                     4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Piper Davis ss                        4   1   1    1     0         0   5
Alphonse Dunn 1b                      4   0   1    1     0        10   1
Hoss Walker 3b                        4   0   1    0     0         2   1
Paul Hardy c                          3   0   1    0     0         3   3
Gready McKinnis p                     2   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Alvin Gipson p                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               32   2   7    2     0   6    24  16

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Piper Davis 3, Paul Hardy. 

BATTING -
2B:  Tommy Sampson, Paul Hardy. 
SH:  Clyde Spearman 2. 
Team LOB:  5


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Williams ss                     5   1   1    1     0         2   3
Newt Allen lf                         4   0   1    1     0         2   0
Herb Souell 3b                        4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Willard Brown cf                      3   2   2    1     1         0   0
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     4   2   3    2     0         1   4
Buck O`Neil 1b                        3   0   1    0     1        12   1
Herb Barnhill c                       4   0   1    0     0         6   0
Hilton Smith p                        4   0   2    1     0         0   2
Hank Thompson rf                      2   1   1    0     1         2   0
Totals                               33   6  12    6     3   1    27  10


BATTING -
2B:  Bonnie Serrell, Hank Thompson. 
HR:  Willard Brown, Bonnie Serrell. 
SH:  Hank Thompson. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jesse Williams. 
CS:  Jesse Williams, Willard Brown, Buck O`Neil. 

PITCHING

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gready McKinnis L                    5.1     9   5    5   1   1   2  25
Alvin Gipson                         2.2     3   1    1   2   0   0  12
Totals                               8      12   6    6   3   1   2  37


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Hilton Smith W                       9       7   2    2   0   6   0  34
Totals                               9       7   2    2   0   6   0  34



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Umpires: HP - Bullet Rogan, 1B - Hurley McNair, 2B -  , 3B -  Boone

Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance: 5500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/11/1943, game 1 -- Birmingham Black Barons at
Kansas City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Birmingham                    Kansas City                   
1. F.McLaurin          cf        J.Williams          ss        
2. T.Sampson           2b        N.Allen             lf        
3. C.Spearman          rf        H.Souell            3b        
4. L.Lockett           lf        W.Brown             cf        
5. P.Davis             ss        B.Serrell           2b        
6. A.Dunn              1b        B.O`Neil            1b        
7. H.Walker            3b        H.Barnhill          c         
8. P.Hardy             c         H.Smith             p         
9. G.McKinnis          p         H.Thompson          rf        

BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; T.Sampson
out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: J.Williams reached on an error by P.Davis
[J.Williams to first]; J.Williams was caught stealing second
(P.Hardy to T.Sampson); N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Souell
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 0,
Monarchs 0.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: L.Lockett out on unknown play; P.Davis out on
unknown play; A.Dunn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown homered; B.Serrell out on unknown play;
B.O`Neil singled; B.O`Neil was caught stealing second (P.Hardy
to T.Sampson); H.Barnhill out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 1.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: H.Walker singled; P.Hardy out on unknown
play; G.McKinnis out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 3RD: H.Smith singled to shortstop [H.Smith to second
(error by P.Davis)]; H.Thompson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [H.Smith to third]; J.Williams out on unknown play;
N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons
0, Monarchs 1.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: T.Sampson singled; C.Spearman out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Sampson to second];
L.Lockett out on unknown play; P.Davis singled [T.Sampson
scored, P.Davis to second (on throw)]; A.Dunn singled [P.Davis
scored]; H.Walker out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Barons 2, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 4TH: P.Hardy dropped a foul fly hit by H.Souell;
H.Souell out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play;
B.Serrell doubled; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Black Barons 2, Monarchs 1.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: P.Hardy out on unknown play; G.McKinnis out
on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Black Barons 2, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 5TH: H.Barnhill out on unknown play; H.Smith out on
unknown play; H.Thompson doubled; J.Williams singled [H.Thompson
scored]; J.Williams stole second; N.Allen singled [J.Williams
scored]; H.Souell out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Barons 2, Monarchs 3.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: T.Sampson singled; C.Spearman out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Sampson to second];
L.Lockett out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 2, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 6TH: W.Brown walked; B.Serrell homered to rightfield
[W.Brown scored]; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; H.Barnhill
singled to shortstop [H.Barnhill to second (error by P.Davis)];
A.GIPSON REPLACED G.MCKINNIS (PITCHING); H.Smith out on unknown
play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Barons 2, Monarchs 5.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: A.Dunn out on unknown play; H.Walker out on
unknown play; P.Hardy doubled; A.Gipson out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 2, Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 7TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; N.Allen out on
unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 2, Monarchs 5.

BLACK BARONS 8TH: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; T.Sampson
doubled; C.Spearman out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 2, Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 8TH: W.Brown singled; W.Brown was caught stealing
second (P.Hardy to T.Sampson); B.Serrell singled; B.O`Neil
walked [B.Serrell to second]; H.Barnhill grounded out (P.Davis
to A.Dunn) [B.Serrell to third, B.O`Neil to second]; H.Smith
singled [B.Serrell scored, B.O`Neil to third]; H.Thompson walked
[H.Smith to second]; J.Williams popped to T.Sampson; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Black Barons 2, Monarchs 6.

BLACK BARONS 9TH: P.Davis out on unknown play; A.Dunn out on
unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 2, Monarchs 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Barons     2   7   4   5
 Monarchs         6  12   0   7


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